What sources would these be; Russian? If so they are not reliable sources at all. Try not to let your nationality cloud your analysis. Yes I know that it is difficult.
It seems like it was common knowledge at this point? I cited a Forbes article on the subject, … last week (?) Few others I saw discussing the same over the past week or so.
This guy is stating the same:
There are still possibilities for further significant advances and some time to achieve them. Ukraine’s forces are fully committed and there are no more reserves to be committed. There is perhaps another couple of months of fighting before the Ukrainians will start to be affected by ammunition shortages. By this time both sides may be feeling weary and depleted after the year’s exertions and be looking to regroup as much as attack.
And are the Pentagon's criticism's of its strategy fair?
samf.substack.com
That ^ is actually a pretty great read for those interested. It reflects some points I brought up previously and completely opposes some others. I highly recommend it, a well written piece (I sources it on Kofman’s Twitter or whatever it is called nowadays).
Also, Malyar was complaining about the media disclosing the commitment of the 82nd brigade going as far as saying there is prison time in Ukraine for doing that, 5 to 8 years or something like that. She blamed the media about the Russian strikes on the unit as well.
Just a random google search result to provide a source:
frontnews.eu
I am not going to speak for Feanor, but in regards to bias, I think he manages it pretty well. In many cases what may appear to be bias, actually reflects on his knowledge and understanding of the processes that take place and everyday life in Russia. Is there bias, of course. None of us are without it. In fact, I might be saying this because his lines up quite nicely with mine, haha. Being self aware is important though. For the record, I understand and can speak Russian, I have a little bit of Russian in me as far as ethnicity goes. I was not born and never lived in Russia. I also haven’t visited there in the past… gotta be 30 years or so, if not more.
I see quite a bit of bias here and everywhere else. For example, in regards to the comment above describing the UA General Staff as being smart about how they are conducting the war. Are they smart? Without a doubt. Yet, they have been doing the same things/“mistakes” as the Russians did (for example, throwing their soldiers and equipment straight to the minefields and then over again; there are other examples, of course), but Russian actions have been definitely described using words opposite of smart. And there are a bunch of comments like this here and… everywhere, basically. When there is a mention of Ukrainian personnel being used as meat, it is often referred to as disinformation and propaganda; yet, Ukrainian (and their extension’) reports about Russians doing so are taken as something that is expected and fact. For these reason, I have never provided Russian outlets as a source (and always read them with a pound or two of salt myself) for these type of reports. However, I previously provided the same reports on the same subject citing our (western) media, such Washington Post, New York Times, Politico, and so on.
Overall, I have never in my life seen as much bias and propaganda on any subject, at least in the western world. Maybe because there has never been a subject of importance that I am deeply interested in and have quite a bit of understanding of the matter (in my arrogant biased view, of course).
